This is the 21st Century is a song by the progressive rock group Marillion, which was first released in the 1990s but which has had several further releases since that time, some of them in a (to my way of thinking) considerably inferior acoustic version that was cut to …

LOtUSFLOW3R
Every year, new Prince album, some would say. What makes Prince’s new 3 CD material special is the fact that he returned to what he knows the best - playing electric guitar. First CD LOtUSFLOW3R is full of great guitar playing which is not the case in his recent …

Overview —“ Aerials, the first single released by System Of A Down for their second record, Toxicity, returns the band to very metaphorical lyrics and video that they introduced on certain singles, Spiders and Sugar in particular. I suppose that if System Of A Down were to have something …

Nine Heavens, the second album by Niyaz, a group comprised of former Vas vocal Azam Ali, instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian, and DJ Carmen Rizzo, is an ecstatic 2-CD compilation. The first of these contains 9 electronically mixed songs, and the second repeats the same songs except one in an …

I fell in love with David during American Idol and this cd just proves how far his journey has gone. This cd is phenomenal. Theres not many cds where I can say I like every song, this is one of them! Davids voice is so defined, I can always …

This is one of my favorite songs right now of all time. I love it because it has such a good beat and such a good song overall. Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake sing in it together. Everyone I know that has listened to it loves it. I have …

R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Honey Love”
Born Into The 90s
Jive/Zomba Recording
R. Kelly and Public Announcement followed up “She’s Got That Vibe” with “Honey Love”, the second single and music video from their album titled “Born Into The 90s”. This song was also featured in the film, “Menace II Society” (1993). …

Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished is the debut record from Animal Collective. Comprised of ten tracks, three of which being instrumentals, the overall sound of the record can be characterized as experimental, psychedelic, and even fantasy-like. Although the album does have some tracks on it which I personally …

Slow Motion is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album The Soft Bulletin. Contrary to the name, the track actually opens up with a fairly fast tempo, but it’s nothing too quick. Continuing on, Coyne comes in with the vocal melody for this track pretty …

Only, another track by Nine Inch Nails for their record With Teeth, is an interesting track which deals with a mental personality disorder which is reminiscent of films such as Fight Club, Secret Window, or Shutter Island for those of you who have seen these. Only opens up with …

This record is fabulous. When people talk about the Cure and their best albums people usually mention such albums as Seventeen Seconds, the 1982 album called Pornography, the 1989 Disintegration. All of these three albums are kind of pompous, grand. This album, the 1985 The Head on the Door …

Who Could Win A Rabbit is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their album Sung Tongs. Similar to the opening track, Leaf House, Who Could Win A Rabbit features instrumentation which is far more stripped down in comparison to the previous record, Here Comes …

Five Stop Mother Superior Rain is a song by the Flaming Lips and the fifth track on their album In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, Coyne comes in with the vocal melody to the song which takes on a far more somber tone …

Another talented person in my eyes would be Tracy Chapman. You just need to listen to Our Bright Future by Tracy Chapman to know that she is a real singer and the real deal. Most of her songs are about life and love in general and sometimes about …

Stay by Sugarland is a song that is sad because it talks about how this guy is playing two women at once. He is married but he has this other woman as his lover. The song mainly talks about how his lover wants him for herself and she doesn’t …

Jay-Z ft. Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek
“Change The Game”
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
Jay-Z, along with his pals Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek, runs an automobile shop for motorcycles and cars with a bunch of all-female employees whom are all just way too cute and sexy to …

During the late nineties, there was a bit of a revival of the more melodic progressive rock that had been popular in the mid to late eighties. While the eighties saw a very stripped down kind of sound, with a heavy emphasis on melodic guitar lines and keyboard sounds, …

I can’t remember exactly how I found out about the band Bring Me the Horizon, but what I do know was that it was a little after their song “Throne” had been released in 2015. Since then I’ve become enamored with their music, and they’ve become one of my new …

Dark Fantasy is a song by Kanye West and is the opening track to his most recent album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Opening up with a female voice and a spoken word section, the track gradually transitions into the bulk of the song with West coming in with …

I absolutely love the song called Brothers which is part of the movie, “Next of Kin” that starred Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, and Bill Paxton. The three play brothers who have some conflict between them in the choices they have made, but who are never the less devoted …

Black Label Society’s Mafia was one of the best metal albums of 2005 if not the best, the album comes on strong with Fire It Up, one of the bands fiercest songs followed by the bluesy slightly mellow (in no way mellow at all) Whats In You, a short …

Recently I listened to All Time Low’s older album Put Up or Shut Up and I was really blown away by how their old music never ceases to impress me. I think that it is truly impressive that at such an immature point in their careers, …

The melodic rock genre has been privvy to somewhat of a mass resurgence over the last six or seven years, and it seems that it’s almost gaining enough steam to be as popular as it was in the Eighties. Sure some countries are yet to fully embrace the style, …

Hangar 18 is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. I’ll mention right now that if you aren’t really a person who enjoys guitar solos very much, this probably isn’t a track that you’ll enjoy all that much, or at least as much as …

The Dixi Chicks sing the song “Travelin Soldier”. It is a song about a young man who joins the army at 18 and a girl who thinks she is in love with him. Her friends keep telling her that she is to young for the soldier, but she refuses …

R. Kelly ft. T-Pain & T.I.
“I’m A Flirt (Remix)”
Double Up
Jive Records
R. Kelly returns with the assistance of T.I. and T-Pain for his first single and music video “I’m A Flirt (Remix)” off of his eighth studio album titled “Double Up” (taking cues from good old Mase now are we?). …

Rivers Of Babylon is a song by Sublime and the penultimate track on their album 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, I get the impression that Rivers Of Babylon is basically like a more enjoyable version of the previous track, Krs-One. Like the preceding …

“Red Rubber Ball” by The Cyrkle is pretty much the only song from this group that appeals to me. It is a pity that this song is on the short side with a running time of around two minutes and twenty two seconds and in that two minutes and …

Del the Funky Homosapien is the best rapper on this Earth, period.
The founding father of the infamous and amazing Hieroglyphics crew, Del has brought many talented rappers into the business, all the while crafting the best lyrics ever heard. He has a style all his own and an expanded …

This is a review for the hardcore band named The Acacia Strain for their The Dead Walk full length release. It was released in 2006 by Prosthetic Records. The CD has 11 tracks on it:
1. Sarin: The End
2. Burn Face
3. 4×4
4. As If Set Afire
5. Angry Mob Justice
6. Whoa! …

When You Gonna Wake Up is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Slow Train Coming. The track opens up with a very distinct rhythm due to the keyboards on the track, the bass line, and the guitars which come in and out. Dylan comes in …

Hell’s Angel’s Cracker Factory is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their third studio album, Telepathic Surgery. I’ll note right now that this track is quite an ambitious piece of music and that it’s track listing is just over twenty-three minutes long. Because of its extreme …

Demi Lovato is a Disney channel star who got her big break on the Disney movie Camp Rock (and also starred in Barney many years ago). Since then, she has put out two albums. That is a lot of songs for someone so young. She is only 17 years …

For so long, Shania Twain was all the rage, in country and pop music both. Shania Twain: Come on Over CD contains so many of the early hits. Of course, just about everything she recorded early on was a hit. Man! I Feel Like a Woman, …

Jay-Z
“Song Cry”
The Blueprint
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z bangs out his line of singles and music videos with his third one called “Song Cry” from his sixth album “The Blueprint”, following “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and “Girls, Girls, Girls”. Jay-Z takes us away from the paparazzi and the crowds of women for a slow, quiet, …

Lil’ Kim ft. Phil Collins
“In The Air Tonight”
Urban Renewal
WEA
This must be Lil’ Kim’s attempt at an epic music video that has some sort of plot to it aka a mini-movie. R. Kelly has done it, Puff Daddy has done it, and Michael Jackson has certainly done it. My guess …

MYMP is a duo from the Philippines whose music is more of an accoustic type. The members include Juris, the female lead singer and Chin, the guitarist and sometimes he does some vocals. Their music is so relaxing.
In their debut album, they really catch the heart of so …

Sean Paul is a reggae/dancehall artist hsiling from Jamaica and he has been a hit since he came on the scene years ago. I love his music and his new CD came out a while back called A New Age 2008. One of the songs that is featured on …

In going all the way with its title, there are only three songs on the Beach Boys’ third album, ‘Surfer Girl’ (or four, if you don’t count the instrumental closer, “Boogie Woodie”), that are not about surfing, or that don’t mention surfing or the surfing waves in some capacity. …

I so love this song very much with my entire life. The first time I heard this one was 2007. I admit I am not a Miley Cyrus fan but I watched her television series before but not daily. That was in Disney Channel. This is the theme song …

Pilot Can At The Queer Of God is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Although the opening riff of the track has a surprisingly heavy feel to it, Coyne surprisingly comes in with a vocal delivery which works with …

Coldplay have been one of the biggest bands in this generation, and arguably the biggest this decade (and the last one too)!
Ever since I heard Viva La Vida, I immediately recognized why this band became popular. And I became a huge fan since then.
Today I stay awake mid-afternoon just …

Drake seems to have a lot to prove. As a rapper who started out as an actor on a Canadian TV show called Degrassi, he has taken a huge step from one world to another. His character on Degrassi seems to be the furthest thing you can get from …

It seems like the world is now ready for the new Justin Bieber. I was not completely sold on his previous discography because he sounded like a try-hard twink trying to make it big. Of course he made it big, thanks to the fan girls all around the world …

I was really impressed with this two-man band - or should I say, the one man, one woman band. HoneyHoney is comprised of two members and two members only (with the exception of an additional musician or so on stage i.e. a drummer). For some reason, usually …

Ever since I started listening to Sigur Ros, I have been entranced by their music. Large, sweeping guitar lines and fragile vocals that could be likened to whale song, their music ought to be the very definition of the recently-dubbed genre they are attributed to: ‘landscape rock’ [though also …

I was surprised that I had never heard of the apparently popular R&B singer Randy Crawford until my parents were given one of her CDs a few years ago by a friend of my family. This was because I am also sure that I have never heard any of …

A three and a half minute masterpiece is the only way to describe this song. “Find Me” Is a song by Country music artist David Gates. It is one of his best selling and most popular records. For those of you who like myself are fans f David Gates you …

The song “Coat of Many Colors” was written and sung by Dolly Pardon. The song is so beautiful and is a great representation of a mother’s love for her child, in that she made her a coat from rags because they could not afford to buy one from a …

Well, I think that this album is good, but not as good as other BRMC albums, like their first record, “Take Them On, On Your Own”, and, of course, “Howl”, the latter, from my point of view, being their very best album.
To appreciate and assess this album (Baby 81), …